Street-car fender



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' G. A. PABMENTER.

STREET GAR FENDER.

(Application filed July 11, 1898.)

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THE NORRIS PETE! CO PHOTO-LITNO WASHINGTON, D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE A. PARMENTER, OF CAMBRIDGE, l\lASSACIlUSE'l"S.

STREET-CAR FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,785, dated October l, 1898.

Application filed July 11, 1898.

T0 ctZZ whom it ntcty concern:

Beitknown that LGEOEGE A. PARMENTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oambridgeport,MiddleseX county,lvlassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-Car Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in street-car fenders of that class in which a hinged fender or scoop is provided projecting beyond the front of the car, which is adapted to be lowered by the motorman, so as to pass under an object lying on the track.

The object of the invention is to improve the details of construction, to cause the lowering of the fender to be easily accomplished by a slight motion of the operating-lever, and to provide a construction whereby the fender may be raised again to normal position by the reverse movement of the operating-lever.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a car, showing the fender applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front View. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

In the drawings, A represents the sills of the car-body, and B thehanger-irons,in which the fender proper or scoop is removably supported. This scoop consists, preferably, of a lower shelf D, of suitable material, having its rear edge connected to the lower ends of the springs C, while chains E, extending from the intermediate part of the shelf to the upper ends of the springs, serve to yieldingly support the said front edge. Socket-pieces 0, connected with the springs, are removably seated in the hooked forward portions 1) of the hanger-irons, the parts being so shaped in- A rock-shaft G extends transversely be neath the car-platform, and is provided with arms H, each carrying a roller h at its lower Serialllo. 685,700. on model.)

end, which bears against the upper side of the corresponding hanger-irons, and when the arms H are in a vertical position the hangerirons are securely locked against any upward and consequently any backward movement. The rock-shaft is rocked to move the arm by a casting I, pivoted to the car-platform, and having a socketed portion 1', designed to receive a removable handle I, the lower end of this casting being connected by a link K with an arm L 011 the shaft G. The handle 1' extends into convenient position to be operated by the knee of the'motorman, and it will be seen that on the forward movement of the handle the rocking of the casting will,through link K and arm L, rock the shaft G, moving its arm I-I rearward and allowing the rear of the hanger-irons to swing upward and rearward and the front portions rearward into the position shown in dotted lines, the result being to lower the fender. It will be observed that by this arrangement not only does the weight of the fender tend to lower it, but the fender moves rearward in lowering, and any obstacle encountered will assist in the lowering action.

In order to avoid the necessity of moving the knee-lever or handle the distance corresponding to the full movement of arms H, I form the arm L with a knee-joint 2', so that after the parts have begun their movement the incline of the hanger-irons will force the arms H back. The arm L will partake of a like move ment, excepting that the end section thereof constituting the knee-joint will turnon its pivot and extend forward at an angle to the main part of the arm, thus allowing the casting and knee-lever to be unaffected by the final movement of the rock-shaft. It will be readily observed that by a reverse movement of the knee-lever the parts will be restored to normal position. It will also be observed that by reason of the handle or knee-lever being removable one lever serves for both ends of the car, and when not in use at one end the car-platform is left unobstructed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with a car, hanger-irons movably connected therewith and adapted to automatically move backward into an inclined position under the weight of the fender, a fender or scoop carried by said hangerirons, and means for holding said hangerirons normally locked and releasing them When desired, said locking means holding the fender in normal position raised and forward substantially as described.

2. In combination with a car, hanger-irons, links extending therefrom to the car-body to allow the fender to move downwardly and to the rear in moving from inactive position, the fender or scoop carried by said irons, means for holding said hanger-irons normally against movement, and for releasing them when desired, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a car, hanger-irons, a fender or scoop carried by said irons, a pair of vertically-arranged links connecting the front portions of the hanger-irons with the car, inclined links connecting the rear portions with the car, and means for normally holding the rear ends of said irons against upward movement and for releasing them when desired, the said scoop when in normal position being raised and in forward position substantially as described.

4. In combination with a car, hanger-irons, a fender or scoop carried by said irons, a pair of vertically-arranged links connecting the front portions of the hanger-irons With the car, inclined links connecting the rear portions with the. car and means for normally holding the rear ends of said irons against upward movement and for releasing them when desired, said means comprising a rockshaft having an arm extending downward and adapted to bear against the upper side of one of said hanger-irons and means for rocking said shaft, substantially as described.

5. In combination with a car, the hangerirons linked thereto, the fender or scoop carried by said irons, the rock-shaft having lockingar1ns for said hanger-irons, an arm carried by said rock-shaft and having a knee joint, an operating-lever, and a link connection from said operating-lever to the extremity of said knee-jointed arm, substantially as described.

6. In combination, the fender arranged to lie in a raised and forward position when in normal position, supporting means therefor comprising a plurality of links, locking means to hold the fender in normal position, and means for releasing the fender so that it may move downwardly and to the rear, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. PARMENTER.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY E. COOPER, TM. F. HALL. 

